As we enter the festive season, its peak trading time for online scammers – but luckily the FBI has waded in, recommending the use of ad blockers to keep safe.  In recent public service announcement, the agency warned that fake ads can be put at the top of search results, indistinguishable from the results themselves, and can be very convincing when impersonating legitimate brands.  The FBI mentioned that ads could be pretending to be from cryptocurrency exchanges, and clicking on them can result in malware being installed on your system, stealing sensitive data and ultimately your money.
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